Sterling expects both Montenegrins to behave

Periskopi

27 March 2019, 15:10(7 years ago)

Raheem Sterling has acknowledged that he and his associates on England's national team had hosted the racist behaviour of Montenegrin fans during Monday's match between the two nationals. He says that such an atmosphere awaits him in the stadiums of Eastern Europe. England's footballers were the target of some racist calls [...]

England's footballers were the target of several racist calls by Montenegrin fans during the match in Podgorica. It is believed that Montenegrins had imitated monkeys and had hunted England's colored footballers hard.

This did since yesterday U. The EFA to open investigations into Montenegro, and now it is likely that the upcoming Kosovo match, which will take place in Montenegro, will be played without fans.

England will again face fans from Eastern Europe when facing Kosovo in November of this year. However, because of Kosovars' love for England, the atmosphere at “Fadil Vokrri” is expected to be very good for the English.

Raheem Sterlingou had responded to Montenegrin fans by laying their hands on his ears after marking the fifth goal in England's 5:1 victory. Sterling's move led fans to throw at him with bottles and other items from the tribunes.

When asked whether England's players had expected to be abused in the games held in Eastern Europe, Sterlingu: We know it will be dangerous, even horrible sometimes. We've got this on our mind”, Sterling said.

A few years ago, that happened to Danny Rose in Serbia. We knew that the atmosphere would be similar. We were not thinking of racism, we thought it would be more threatening, insulting you in front of your face”.

But it's really embarrassing to suddenly recall what color your skin is and what it looks like. I know what color I have. It's embarrassing that some people think it's okay to joke about this”.

These matches with Kosovo and Montenegro, England holds them within Group A for qualifications at the 2020 European Championship. Bulgaria and the Czech Republic compete in this group.